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Express Tribune
6 days ago
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Iranian judge stabbed to death in suspected terrorist attack
Bagheri was serving as the head of Branch 102 of Shiraz's Criminal Court 2, the report said. PHOTO: Kurdistan 24 website Listen to article An Iranian judge has been killed in what authorities are calling a terrorist attack in the southern city of Shiraz, state media reported on Tuesday. The victim, Ehsan Bagheri, 38, was attacked by two unidentified assailants wielding a "cold weapon" — typically referring to a knife or blunt instrument — while on his way to work in the morning, according to the IRNA news agency. Officials did not disclose the exact type of weapon used. Bagheri was serving as the head of Branch 102 of Shiraz's Criminal Court 2, the report said. Seyed Sadrollah Rajaee-Nasab, the head of the provincial justice department, confirmed the killing and said an investigation is underway. Iran's judiciary chief, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, has ordered a nationwide manhunt to track down those responsible. The attack follows a separate incident in January in which two prominent judges, Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh, were fatally shot in their offices in Tehran — an act that also shocked the judicial community and raised concerns about targeted violence against legal officials. Authorities have not yet linked the incidents, but both have sparked calls for enhanced security measures for judicial figures across the country.
Sinar Daily
6 days ago
- Politics
- Sinar Daily
Judge 'assassinated' in southern Iran
Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei ordered a special investigation into the killing. 27 May 2025 03:56pm The attack comes after two judges were shot dead in a rare assault inside Iran's Supreme Court in January. - AFP file photo TEHRAN - A criminal court judge in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz in Fars province was assassinated Tuesday morning on his way to work, the judiciary said. "This morning, two individuals attacked and assassinated Judge Ehsan Bagheri, head of Branch 102 of the Criminal Court 2 in Shiraz, while he was on his way to work," the judiciary's Mizan Online reported. "Unfortunately, as a result of this terrorist act, he was martyred," it added. The assailants remain at large and their motives are not yet known. Bagheri, 38, had more than 12 years of judicial experience and was a native of Fars province, whose capital Shiraz is located about 900 kilometres (550 miles) south of Tehran. He previously served as a prosecutor and investigator in Revolutionary Courts in several cities, including Shiraz, before being appointed to lead Branch 102 of the criminal court. Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei ordered a special investigation into the killing. The attack comes after two judges were shot dead in a rare assault inside Iran's Supreme Court in January. A gunman opened fire in what the judiciary described as a "planned act of assassination," killing veteran judges Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh before taking his own life. Both men had presided over high-profile national security cases. Authorities said at the time that an investigation was underway, but the motive remained unclear. On Monday night, a man killed four people in the same city before being shot and arrested by security forces. No further details have been released. - AFP More Like This
Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
Iranian judge Ehsan Bagheri assassinated on way to court
Picture source: X Ehsan Bagheri, a judge in the Criminal Court of Shiraz in Iran, has been assassinated, according to local media reports. The 38-year-old who was the head of Branch 102 of the Criminal Court 2 in the southern Iranian city was reportedly killed by two unidentified individuals while he was en route to work, Sadrollah Rajaee-Nasab, a judicial official in the Fars Province, told the Islamic Republic News Agency. In January, two prominent hardline judges, Mohammad Mogheiseh and Ali Razini, were fatally shot at the Palace of Justice in Tehran. Both judges had been accused of involvement in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988, a grim chapter in Iran's history. This is a developing story.
